Wednesday, May. 11, 2005 - 3:46 p.m.

You know, I�m fond of the occasional splurge on oneself, especially when that oneself is meself, but unbridled greed makes me a little ticked off (and really, only a small amount is jealousy.

One of my workmates, wot knows some quite posh people, has been invited to a big triple-barrelled name wedding in June. She received the wedding lists today, both of them, which are listed online, which means I could cut and paste them into excel and add up the total value of their expected returns for their good fortune in liking each other: �20,477.94

�20,477.94

Selected items include:
�263.00 Covered vegetable dish, Sous le Soleil, pearl grey with platinum band
�272.00 Decanter, 0.75 litre, Baccarat, Vega
�290.00 Vacuum flask, 30cm, Nick Munro, Thermos, pewter with wicker handle
�299.00 Photograph frame, 18 x 13cm, Arca, Sharon, horn and silver
�350.00 2 x Large racing clipper bag, Mulberry, scotchgrain, mole / brandy
�375.00 Espresso & cappuccino machine, 16 bar pump, Innova, mandarin orange
�550.00 Duvet cover, 240 x 220cm, Yves Delorme, Alencon, Palace collection

She is 35, first marriage, he is 44, second marriage. They have both been out of home for a while but apparently forgot to buy any kitchenware in the intervening decades.

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